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KMID : 0363220080460020285
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008 Volume.46 No. 2 p.285 ~ p.288
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Macular Amyloidosis Presented as Depressed Patches on the Face
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Song Hee-Jin
Choi Gwang-Seong
Shin Jeong-Hyun
Hong Won-Kyu
Lee Hyeon-Sook
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Abstract
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We report a 58-year-old woman with an unusual clinical presentation of macular amyloidosis who had erythematous depressed patches without rippled pattern. The lesion was localized involving only the face: both lateral sides of the forehead. A skin biopsy revealed amyloid deposits on the papillay dermis. An immunofluorescence study demonstrated positivity for IgA in the amyloid deposits. The skin lesion of this patient could easily be confused with chronic cutaneous lupus erythematousus and the immunofluorescence finding suggests the possibility of specific immunoglobulin absorption of amyloid deposits.
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KEYWORD
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Depressed patch, Face, Macular amyloidosis
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